# 挺

| 挺 | U+633A, &#25402; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-633A |
| ← 挹 [U+6339] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 挻 → [U+633B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

挺 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手弓大土 (QNKG), four-corner 5204$_1$, composition ⿰扌廷)

#### Derived characters

* 𮐄

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 432, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12106
* Dae Jaweon: page 781, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1869, character 11
* Unihan data for U+633A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蜓 | *l'eːnʔ, *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 涏 | *l'eːns, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 綎 | *l̥ʰeːŋ, *l'eːŋ |
| 珽 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ |
| 脡 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ |
| 侹 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, *l̥ʰeːŋs |
| 頲 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 廷 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 庭 | *l'eːŋ |
| 鼮 | *l'eːŋ |
| 莛 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 筳 | *l'eːŋ |
| 霆 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 娗 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 挺 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 艇 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 鋌 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 梃 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 誔 | *l'eːŋʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 廷 (OC *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ).

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)ljaŋ (“straight; straighten”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2003, 2007). Compare Burmese ဖြောင့် (hpraung., “straight”), as well as the following Chinese terms:
* 𡈼 (OC *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, “good, virtuous; to be good at”)
* 庭 (OC *l'eːŋ, “straight (of growing grain), upright (of morality); courtyard”)
* 梃 (OC *l'eːŋʔ, “stick, staff, club”)
* 筳 (OC *l'eːŋ, “bamboo rod”)
* 鋌 (OC *l'eːŋʔ, “metal rod, ingot”)
* 珽 (OC *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, “jade scepter”)
The Sino-Tibetan root is allofamic with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)ljaŋ (“plank, palm, flat surface, wing”) (whence 平 (OC *ben, *beŋ, “flat, even”)) and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(p/b)liŋ (“full; to fill”) (whence 盈 (OC *leŋ, “to fill; full, surplus”)), with the semantic core of these roots being a "complete realization of a dimensional quality".
The intensifier usage “quite; very” is most likely a grammaticalized usage from “outstanding; prominent” (Liu, 2008; Yang, 2021). Alternatively, it may be from Manchu ᡨᡝᠨ (ten, “extreme”) (Aixinjueluo, 1993).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tǐng (ting$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ting$^5$ / ting$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hen$^4$
* Hakka (Hailu, HRS): ten$^ˊ$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ting$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): tīng / tēng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): teng$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tháⁿ / thán / thíⁿ / théng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): têng$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$thin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tǐng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tǐng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻing$^3$
*** Yale: tǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiing
*** Palladius: тин (tin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ting$^5$ / ting$^2$
*** Yale: tíhng / tíng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ting$^5$ / ting$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ting$^5$ / ting$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɪŋ¹³/, /tʰɪŋ³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hen²¹/
* Hakka
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ten$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰen²⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ting$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tʰiŋ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: tīng / tēng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiŋ³³/, /tʰɛiŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: teng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɛŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: teng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɛŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tháⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: thánn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tvar
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /tʰã⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰã⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰã⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thán
*** Tâi-lô: thán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tarn
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰan⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰan⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thíⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: thínn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tvie
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰĩ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: théng
*** Tâi-lô: thíng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: teang
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /tʰiɪŋ⁵³/
* tháⁿ, thán, thíⁿ - vernacular;
* théng - literary.
* Middle Chinese: deng, dengX
Rime :
| Character | 挺 | 挺 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | IV |
| Fanqie | 特丁切 | 徒鼎切 |
| Baxter | deng | dengX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /deŋ/ | /deŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /deŋ/ | /deŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɛŋ/ | /dɛŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dɛjŋ/ | /dɛjŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /deŋ/ | /deŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /dieŋ/ | /dieŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱieŋ/ | /dʱieŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tíng | dìng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ting$^4$ | ding$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤeŋʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'eːŋ/, /*l'eːŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 挺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | tǐng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ theng$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ˁeŋʔ/ |
| English | stand up straight |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 挺 | 挺 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 12429 | 12430 |
| Phonetic component | 廷 | 廷 |
| Rime group | 耕 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 庭 | 挺 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'eːŋ/ | /*l'eːŋʔ/ |

#### Definitions

挺
* straight; erect
    筆挺／笔挺 ― bǐtǐng ― straight; erect
* to stick out; to straighten up
    挺起胸膛 ― tǐng qǐ xiōngtáng ― to proudly put one's chest out
    挺直條腰／挺直条腰 [Cantonese] ― ting$^5$ zik$^6$ tiu$^4$ jiu$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to straighten up one's back
* to endure; to stand
    我挺不住了。 ― Wǒ tǐng bùzhù le. ― I can no longer endure this.
    挺過這道坎兒／挺过这道坎儿 ― tǐng guò zhè dào kǎnr ― to persist and overcome this hurdle
* to support
    我是挺你的！ ― Wǒ shì tǐng nǐ de! ― I support you!
* outstanding; prominent
* (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) quite; rather; pretty; very
    挺不錯／挺不错 ― tǐng bùcuò ― quite good
    挺可愛／挺可爱 ― tǐng kě'ài ― quite cute
* Classifier for machine guns.

##### Usage notes

In Standard Mandarin, the degree of 挺 is usually less than 很 (hěn) and 非常 (fēicháng).

##### Synonyms

* (to support):
* 佐理 (zuǒlǐ) (literary, with a task)
* 使勁 / 使劲 (shǐjìn)
* 加勢 / 加势 (jiāshì)
* 助 (zhù)
* 助力 (zhùlì)
* 助理 (zhùlǐ)
* 助益 (zhùyì) (literary)
* 匡助 (kuāngzhù) (literary)
* 協助 / 协助 (xiézhù)
* 參佐 / 参佐 (cānzuǒ) (literary)
* 增援 (zēngyuán, “to provide reinforcements”)
* 幫 / 帮 (bāng)
* 幫助 / 帮助 (bāngzhù)
* 幫同 / 帮同 (bāngtóng) (literary)
* 幫寸 / 帮寸 (bāngcùn)
* 幫帶 / 帮带 (bāngdài)
* 幫忙 / 帮忙 (bāngmáng)
* 幫手 / 帮手 (bong$^1$ sau$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 幫扶 / 帮扶 (bāngfú)
* 幫襯 / 帮衬 (bāngchèn)
* 幫贈 / 帮赠 (Hokkien)
* 扶
* 扶助 (fúzhù)
* 扶持 (fúchí)
* 扶掖 (fúyè) (formal)
* 拉巴 (dialectal)
* 援助 (yuánzhù)
* 𢯭手 (Hakka)
* 支助 (zhīzhù) (literary)
* 支持 (zhīchí)
* 支援 (zhīyuán)
* 救 (jiù)
* 相幫 / 相帮 (xiāngbāng) (dialectal)
* 相輔 / 相辅 (Teochew)
* 翼 (yì) (literary, or in compounds)
* 聲援 / 声援 (shēngyuán, “to express support for”)
* 臂助 (bìzhù) (literary)
* 補益 / 补益 (bǔyì)
* 補臺 / 补台 (bǔtái) (mainland China)
* 贈力 / 赠力 (Hokkien)
* 贈助 / 赠助 (Hokkien)
* 贊喙 / 赞喙 (“to express support for”) (Hokkien)
* 贈手 / 赠手 (Hokkien)
* 贊聲 / 赞声 (“to express support for”) (Hokkien)
* 輔助 / 辅助 (fǔzhù)
* 陪 (péi) (literary, or in compounds)
* 鬥幫贈 / 斗帮赠 (Hokkien)
* 鬥相共 / 斗相共 (Hokkien)
* 鬥跤手 / 斗跤手 (Hokkien)
* 鬥跤搭 / 斗跤搭 (Hokkien)
* (outstanding):
* 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
* 了不得 (colloquial)
* 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
* 了勿起 (Wu)
* 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
* 俊偉 / 俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
* 偉大 / 伟大 (wěidà)
* 傑出 / 杰出 (jiéchū)
* 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
* 優異 / 优异 (yōuyì)
* 優秀 / 优秀 (yōuxiù)
* 優越 / 优越 (yōuyuè)
* 出挑 (chhut-thio) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 出擢 (Hokkien)
* 出眾 / 出众 (chūzhòng)
* 出腳 / 出脚 (Hokkien)
* 出色 (chūsè)
* 勢面 / 势面 (Hokkien)
* 勿得了 (Wu)
* 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
* 卓犖 / 卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
* 卓異 / 卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
* 卓著 (zhuózhù)
* 卓越 (zhuóyuè)
* 厲害 / 厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
* 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 好極了 / 好极了 (hǎo jíle)
* 尤異 / 尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
* 崢嶸 / 峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
* 彰顯 / 彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
* 惡實 / 恶实 (o$^5$ shr$^6$) (Xiang, used as a complement)
* 打得 (Hakka)
* 斐然 (fěirán)
* 棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
* 標青 / 标青 (biu$^1$ ceng$^1$) (Cantonese, Teochew)
* 漂亮
* 炳 (bǐng) (literary)
* 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
* 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
* 特出 (tèchū)
* 特異 / 特异 (tèyì)
* 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
* 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
* 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
* 穩 / 稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
* 突出 (tūchū)
* 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
* 蓋帽 / 盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
* 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
* 超凡 (chāofán)
* 超卓 (chāozhuó) (literary)
* 超常 (chāocháng)
* 超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
* 超絕 / 超绝 (chāojué)
* 非凡 (fēifán)
* 響噹噹 / 响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
* 顯著 / 显著 (xiǎnzhù)
* 高強 / 高强 (gāoqiáng)
* (quite) (Cantonese) 幾／几 (gei2)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 甚, 孔 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 很, 非常, 十分 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挺, 很, 倍兒, 怪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 很, 好, 非常, 超, 蠻, 超級 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 很 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 很, 蠻, 非常 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挺, 很, 傻, 老, 倍兒, 齁兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挺, 楞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 很 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 很, 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 很 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蠻, 很 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蠻, 稀, 很 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 很 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 好, 非常之 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 好, 非常, 非常之, 超, 勁, 十分之, 無敵 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 好, 十分之 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 好 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 好, 非常之, 非常 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 好, 刮, 已, 還, 異, 還 exclamation |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 好 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 好 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 頂 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 好 |
| Hakka | Changting | 野 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 已, 刮 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 樣 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 好 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 當, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蓋, 盡, 還 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 當, 盡, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 當, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 當, 已, 還 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 足, 真, 實在 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 好 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 好 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 很 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 好 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 很, 挺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 盡 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 野, 真 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 真 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 真 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 非常, 真正, 設汰, 一 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 真 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 設汰 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 野 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 盡, 蓋, 足, 足範, 有夠, 出奇, 極死, 見死, 死了了, 死人, 設汰, 設汰仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 很, 真, 死絕, 好, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 真, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 有夠, 足, 誠, 盡 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 誠, 蓋, 足 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 足, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 真, 誠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 真, 誠, 真正 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 真, 死爸, 真正, 誠, 足, 有夠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 野, 真, 萬代, 真誠, 誠, 有夠 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 過, 好, 非常, 死爸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 過, 鐵, 好, 很, 死爸, 死絕 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 好, 死絕 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 好, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 過, 好, 死爸, 死絕 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 真, 死爸, 非常 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 極, 但顧, 真 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 但顧 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 但顧, 真 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 但顧, 真 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 好, 蠻 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蠻, 老, 邪氣, 老老, 瞎, 絕, 十分, 十二萬分, 非常, 非常之, 畢, 畢畢, 來得, 來得個, 煞, 交關, 十二分 rare, 窮 dated, 野 dated, 邪 dated |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蠻, 窮 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蠻, 交關, 木佬佬, 冒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 交關, 蠻, 堪, 𣍐好, 𣍐派, 甮派, 出格, 木牢牢 rare, 猛 rare |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 交關, 蠻, 猛, 堪, 出格, 木牢牢 rare |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蠻, 蒙, 顯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 很, 蠻 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蠻 |

#### Compounds

* 伏地挺身 (fúdì tǐngshēn)
* 傲然挺立
* 前挺
* 堅挺 / 坚挺 (jiāntǐng)
* 孤挺花 (gūtǐnghuā)
* 峻挺
* 廝挺 / 厮挺
* 打挺兒 / 打挺儿
* 抬頭挺胸 / 抬头挺胸
* 拍馬挺鎗 / 拍马挺枪
* 挺住 (tǐngzhù)
* 挺刑
* 挺妥
* 挺尸
* 挺屍 / 挺尸
* 挺拔 (tǐngbá)
* 挺拔不群
* 挺挺
* 挺撞
* 挺撅挺橫 / 挺撅挺横
* 挺然
* 挺然卓立
* 挺生
* 挺直 (tǐngzhí)
* 挺矛 (tǐngmáo)
* 挺秀
* 挺立 (tǐnglì)
* 挺節 / 挺节
* 挺胸
* 挺胸凸肚
* 挺胸疊肚 / 挺胸叠肚
* 挺脫 / 挺脱
* 挺腳 / 挺脚
* 挺腰
* 挺腰子
* 挺舉 / 挺举 (tǐngjǔ)
* 挺解
* 挺起胸膛
* 挺身 (tǐngshēn)
* 挺身而出 (tǐngshēn'érchū)
* 挺進 / 挺进 (tǐngjìn)
* 挺過去 / 挺过去
* 揚眉挺身 / 扬眉挺身
* 昂頭挺立 / 昂头挺立
* 昂首挺立
* 昂首挺胸
* 死挺挺
* 牽挺 / 牵挺
* 直挺挺 (zhítǐngtǐng)
* 直而不挺
* 硬挺 (yìngtǐng)
* 筆挺 / 笔挺 (bǐtǐng)
* 英挺 (yīngtǐng)
* 陰挺 / 阴挺

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 停?”)

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ting$^{4-2}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ting$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: tíng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ting$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ting$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

#### Definitions

挺
* (Cantonese) kind; sort; type
** 2003, MC仁 [MC Yan], Phat, Davy Chan (lyrics and music), “WTF”, in Finalazy‎, performed by LMF, Warner Music Hong Kong:
       nei$^5$ zaa$^2$, nei$^5$ caa$^1$, nei$^5$ lou$^5$ po$^4$ diu$^1$ saai$^3$ nei$^5$ gaa$^{3-2}$ nei$^5$ nei$^1$ ting$^{4-2}$ jan$^4$ zing$^3$ jat$^1$ to$^4$ seoi$^1$ gaa$^1$ [Jyutping]
       You're inferior, you're bad, your wife loses all your face People like you are indeed troublemakers

#### Compounds

* 中挺

### References

* “挺”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: てい (tei)
* On: ちょう (chō)
* Kun: ぬく (nuku, 挺く)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 挺
* ちょう Jinmeiyō
* on'yomi

### Counter

挺(ちょう) • (-chō)
* long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, candles, inksticks

### Compounds

* 空(くう)挺(てい) (kūtei): airborne

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [정]

### Hanja

Wikisource 挺 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

挺: Hán Nôm readings: đĩnh
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation